My Dying Bride The Angel and the Dark River
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y87arrow
November 7th 2023


717 Comments


Checked this out today. For a long time only knowing the excellent The Dreadful Hours.
Amazing atmosphere, very good songwriting. Came out the same year as Draconian Times but it has MUCH better structured songs, much less predictable and more interesting. I think MDB and P. Lost can't even be mentioned in the same breath, both albums are so different from each other.

Why DT has a higher average is beyond me. Too poppy song structures. Even the many 3 minute songs usually follow the same tired 3 chorus routine. If only more songs on DT were like Forever Failure...
4.3 for what? Please explain.

Flugmorph
November 7th 2023


34905 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

bruh they have very different styles but they are both integral and amazing bands. you might prefer one over the other but that doesn't mean paradise lost can't be enjoyed or is not important wtf wow you really missed the mark there wow how embarrassing

Dreamflight
November 7th 2023


2278 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Apples and oranges really.

Ectier
February 25th 2024


2878 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I am here on this one now

Hawks
February 25th 2024


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Nice. M///

Ectier
February 25th 2024


2878 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Only have one complaint about it atm and its something grew out of as time went on. Some of these songs so far just plod along and dont need to be the length they are, could easily trim some of the songs down a smidge.

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That being said I AM FUCKING HERE FOR THIS VIOLIN

Hawks
February 25th 2024


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Agreed with all of that tbh.

Ectier
February 25th 2024


2878 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Like its all still great material but some of it could have been trimmed a little bit. Light at the end of the world also kinda had some moments that could be slimmed just slightly.

Hawks
February 25th 2024


93615 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

They really defined their style on their later stuff imo. Their early stuff is still great but they got better with age.

Ectier
February 25th 2024


2878 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed hard if only the violin really stuck a bit more

Ectier
February 25th 2024


2878 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hmm this is still great, adore the violin use here but this feels overly long and drags here and there.

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
February 25th 2024


10937 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

^^My sentiments exactly, this is a low 4 compared to the high 4s of the naughts.



Still, this is the album that got these guys to tour with Iron Maiden.

Dreamflight
February 25th 2024


2278 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah that Black Voyage feels like it goes on forever.

Ectier
March 5th 2024


2878 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I do have issues with this one, but i feel i was a bit harsh. After hearing Like Gods, made me warm to this more. I think this up there for needing to be in a particular mood

Egarran
March 5th 2024


35442 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

HIS MOUTH

DRIPPING WITH FLIES

Ectier
March 5th 2024


2878 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The violin is gorgeous



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